Foreign students

IITG hosts a number of foreign interns and exchange students throughout the year and encourages them to spend summer/academic semesters at IITG. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of IITG also do internship with universities, industries and research labs abroad.

We also encourage faculty and students exchange through visits and internships. It also encourages qualified foreign students to join full time Master’s and PhD programs in its academic departments.

On
approval/selection of student by concerned department/centre, Office of
AER will request the student to send a signed statement from the
student certifying that he/she will bear all the charges including the
tuition fees, accommodation, food charges and all other incidental
charges during the course of their stay at IIT Guwahati. He/she will
also bear travel cost from his/her home country to India(Guwahati)

Student
should attach either a bank statement showing that they have enough
finances in their own bank account or a letter from their parents or
sponsors certifying that they will support all the expenses incurred by
the student as mentioned above in (1)

DOAER will forward the
list of selected students to DOAA, (with the departmental
approval/selection report) along with (1) and (2) received from the
student for processing and obtaining the Director's approval.More...

On approval/selection of student by concerned
department/centre, Office of AER will request the student to send a
signed statement from the student certifying that he/she will bear all
the charges including the tuition fees, accommodation, food charges and
all other incidental charges during the course of their stay at IIT
Guwahati. He/she will also bear travel cost from his/her home country to
India(Guwahati)

Student should attach either a bank statement showing that they
have enough finances in their own bank account or a letter from their
parents or sponsors certifying that they will support all the expenses
incurred by the student as mentioned above in (1)

DOAAER will forward the list of selected students to DOAA, (with the
departmental approval/selection report) along with (1) and (2) received
from the student for processing and obtaining the Director's approval.

Who can be accepted as visiting foreign student(s)?
Foreign students registered for a degree in a foreign
Institute/University who is officially sponsored by that
Institute/University to carry out Course work / Project work or
Internship at IIT Guwahati for a period of not exceeding two semester
can be accepted as visiting students under the MoU or otherwise. The
foreign student should have passport and proper visa to visit IIT
Guwahati.

Alumni and External Relations (AER) is the initial
processing section at IIT Guwahati, where applications (pl. see exchange
related forms) are to be sent
AER office may be the initial processing section. The completed
application along with the required documents (mentioned below) is to be
submitted to the following address.
Dean, Alumni and External Relations
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati- 781039
To expedite initial processing, it would be desirable if an email copy
is also sent doaaer@iitg.ernet.in with a CC to hosaa@iitg.ernet.in and
karishma.rubab@iitg.ernet.in

On
approval/selection of student by concerned department/centre, Office of
AER will request the student to send a signed statement from the
student certifying that he/she will bear all the charges including the
tuition fees, accommodation, food charges and all other incidental
charges during the course of their stay at IIT Guwahati. He/she will
also bear travel cost from his/her home country to India(Guwahati)

Student
should attach either a bank statement showing that they have enough
finances in their own bank account or a letter from their parents or
sponsors certifying that they will support all the expenses incurred by
the student as mentioned above in (1)

DOAER will forward the
list of selected students to DOAA, (with the departmental
approval/selection report) along with (1) and (2) received from the
student for processing and obtaining the Director's approval.More...

Pre- Arrival check list
Have you obtained the appropriate Indian visa? Have you obtained health
insurance for the entire duration of your stay? Have you ensured that
you have enough finances to support yourself during your entire stay at
IITG? Have you contacted faculty members at IITG for their conscent and
intimated the same to the office of Alumni and External Relations at
doaaer@iitg.ernet.in? You need to bring 10(Ten) passport size good
quality colour photos with you You need to bring International Debit
card with you.

Housing
You will be provided a room meant for foreign students in the student's hostel on campus.

Health Insurance
Foreign students for full time course at IIT Guwahati provides medical
support at par with the National students. Only minor illnesses can be
treated at the Institute Medical, for the students visit for short
-term/ Internship . Therefore it is advisable to carry an appropriate
health insurance that covers the entire duration of your stay at IITG.

Identity Card
With enhanced security measures in place, it is essential that you get
an Institute identity card upon arrival. You need to bring 2 passport
size photos to the IRC Office so that a letter to the Security Officer
(requesting for ID card) can be given to you. With this letter, you can
meet the Security Officer and obtain the ID card.
Foreigners Registration. Please click here to follow steps to register
yourself and visa extension

Hostel and Mess Facility
Hostel and dining facilities will be provided to you once you pay the
appropriate fees and deposits . The office of Alumni and External Relations will
guide you for this purpose.

Gymkhana Facilities
Access to the gymkhana, swimming pool etc may be provided without any fees and deposits.

Bank Accounts
It is advisable to open a Savings Bank account with one of the local
Banks. Two banks have branches within campus: State Bank of India and
Canara Bank.